Bitter Bolete vs False Water Rat

Tylopilus felleus compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Bitter Bolete is Least Concern while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Bolete	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Boletaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Tylopilus	Xeromys
Species	Tylopilus felleus	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Bitter Bolete

LC — Least Concern

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Bolete	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Bolete

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter Bolete

The Bitter Bolete (Tylopilus felleus) is a species in the genus Tylopilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.